Entry requirements

A level

To include Mathematics and Physics. Offers exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

38

To include 6,6,6 in three Higher Level subjects, including Mathematics and Physics.

UCAS Tariff

152

We've calculated how many Ucas points you'll need for this course.

About this course

Source: UCAS

Course option

4.0years

Full-time | 2020

Subjects

Mechanical engineering

Production and manufacturing engineering

**Why Warwick?**
The University of Warwick is a world-leading university, born out of boldness, imagination and collaboration. We’ve built a strong reputation for upholding the highest academic and research standards.

Today, more than 26,000 students thrive in a supportive, welcoming space where everything you need to study, live and have fun is close to hand. Explore what Warwick has to offer, and you’ll develop a skillset that sets you apart, and sets you up to succeed. What that success looks like is up to you.

**The course**

Globally, manufacturing is a key provider of wealth and employment. Manufacturing and mechanical engineers apply their creativity, skills and vision to work with a range of other engineers in the development of innovative and cost-effective products. As a manufacturing and mechanical Engineer, you’ll master modern technologies and skills such as robotics, computer aided design and simulation. We offer you a rich curriculum and the resources to achieve this, accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. We will give you a significant understanding of management techniques and skills alongside these technical subjects.

You will also have the opportunity to undertake an industry placement or research internship. Many students go on to find graduate jobs with companies they have interned with, so it’s a great opportunity to take full advantage of.

The Uni

What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

76%

med

Mechanical engineering

How do students rate their degree experience?

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Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

Production and manufacturing engineering

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This is usually because there were too few respondents in the data we receive to be able to provide results about the subject at this university.

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

Source: HESA

58%

UK students

42%

International students

72%

Male students

28%

Female students

79%

2:1 or above

8%

Drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

Mathematics

A*

Physics

A

Further Mathematics

A

After graduation

Source: DHLE and HECSU

The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Mechanical engineering

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£28,000

high

Average annual salary

95%

med

Employed or in further education

93%

med

Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

51%

Engineering professionals

10%

Science, engineering and production technicians

7%

Information technology and telecommunications professionals

We're short of engineers in a lot of areas and mechanical engineering is no exception. Mechanical engineers are in demand across multiple industries, with vehicle manufacturing most popular, with roles especially common in design and manufacturing. Other important sectors include aerospace, the oil and gas industry, consultancy and defence. Jobs are all around the country, with London, the Midlands, Scotland and the South East the most likely places for a new mechanical engineer to find work at the moment, and starting salaries are good. Although large employers are much the most likely place to get work, some of the most challenging, cutting edge jobs are with small niche engineering firms, so keep your eyes peeled if you want something a little different. Bear in mind that a lot of courses are four years long, and lead to an MEng qualification — this is necessary if you want to become a Chartered Engineer.

Production and manufacturing engineering

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£28,000

high

Average annual salary

96%

med

Employed or in further education

42%

low

Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

46%

Engineering professionals

13%

Information technology and telecommunications professionals

10%

Business, finance and related associate professionals

Graduates are in significant demand, so unemployment rates are well below the national graduate average and starting salaries are well above average. Much the most common industries for these graduates are now vehicle manufacture - there are not enough people with these degrees to go round and so the big employers tend to take the lion's share at the moment. But pretty much anywhere there is manufacturing, there are production engineers. Bear in mind that a lot of courses are four years long, and lead to an MEng qualification — this is necessary if you want to become a Chartered Engineer.

Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF):

We've received this information from the Department for Education, via Ucas. This is how the university as a whole has been rated for its quality of teaching: gold silver or bronze. Note, not all universities have taken part in the TEF.

This information comes from the National Student Survey, an annual student survey of final-year students. You can use this to see how satisfied students studying this subject area at this university, are (not the individual course).

We calculate a mean rating of all responses to indicate whether this is high, medium or low compared to the same subject area at other universities.

This information is from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

You can use this to get an idea of who you might share a lecture with and how they progressed in this subject, here. It's also worth comparing typical A-level subjects and grades students achieved with the current course entry requirements; similarities or differences here could indicate how flexible (or not) a university might be.

Post-six month graduation stats:

This is from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey, based on responses from graduates who studied the same subject area here.

It offers a snapshot of what grads went on to do six months later, what they were earning on average, and whether they felt their degree helped them obtain a 'graduate role'. We calculate a mean rating to indicate if this is high, medium or low compared to other universities.

While there are lots of factors at play when it comes to your future earnings, use this as a rough timeline of what graduates in this subject area were earning on average one, three and five years later. Can you see a steady increase in salary, or did grads need some experience under their belt before seeing a nice bump up in their pay packet?